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Rick Worthy

b. 1967

American actor

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Born 1967. Rick Worthy is an American actor, film actor and television actor.

Richard Worthy (born March 12, 1967) is an American actor, known particularly for appearing in a variety of science fiction and fantasy television shows. He is perhaps best known for his role as Henry Fogg as the Dean of Brakebills on The Magicians, where he was a regular cast member, as well as his reoccurring role as Simon O'Neill, Cylon model number four, in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica.

He had a recurring role on The Man in the High Castle and also appeared as six different characters across three Star Trek spin-off series and one feature film.

Early life and education Worthy, who is of African American heritage, was born in Detroit, Michigan; his father worked in the automotive industry. Worthy studied Tae Kwon Do at a young age. He graduated from Southfield Senior High School in 1985 and from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in 1990.

Career Worthy became a stage actor in Detroit, then moving to Chicago to develop his theatrical skills. Later, he moved to Los Angeles, California with the goal of acting in film and television.

His first big break came as an orderly in While You Were Sleeping in 1995.

In the same year he played Rickey Latrell, a basketball player accused of murder, on the television show Murder One in 1996.

He guest-starred in "The Warrior", a 2001 episode of Stargate SG-1, where he made use of his Tae Kwon Do and stunt fighting skills as the Goa'uld Imhotep.

He appeared on the 2003–09 re-imagined version of Battlestar Galactica as Cylon model number Four, often referred to as "Simon".

He worked on a short-lived 2005 private-eye drama on ABC, Eyes.

He had a large role on the 2006 ABC Family miniseries Fallen.

Worthy appeared in four episodes of Heroes in 2009, playing "Mike", Matt Parkman's partner, an experienced and capable Los Angeles cop. He also had a part in the TV series Supernatural, playing the unnamed Alpha Vampire in two episodes of Season 6, one episode of season 7 and one episode of season 12.

Worthy appeared on NCIS in 2012 as Navy Captain Logan Doyle.

Worthy was featured in the 2012 documentary That Guy... Who Was in That Thing, about character actors.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1994 Richie Rich News Reporter 1995 Losing Isaiah Alley Man While You Were Sleeping Orderly Eye of the Stalker Eric, Adobe Photoshop TV movie 1996 Star Trek: Klingon (voice) Video game The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best Property Officer TV movie The Trigger Effect Johnny 1997 Steel SWAT Man 1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Elloran Officer #1 2001 Earth Angels Gregory TV movie Antitrust Shrot's Assistant 2002 Collateral Damage Ronnie 2003 Holes Male Officer 2004 X-Men Legends Acolyte #2/Man #2 (voice) Video game 2006 Fallen Camael TV movie 2009 See Kate Run Matt Jenkins TV movie Duplicity Dale Raimes The Plan Simon Video 2012 That Guy... Who Was in That Thing Himself Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Missing Persons Russell Findlay Episode: "Right Neighborhood... Wrong Door" 1995 Tough Target Robber #2 Episode: "Dana Feitler" 1996 NYPD Blue Det. Elkins Episode: "Burnin' Love" Murder One Rickey Latrell 8 episodes (1996–1997) Star Trek: Voyager Crewman Noah Lessing, 3947, Cravic 122 3 episodes (1996–1999) 1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Kornan Episode: "Soldiers of the Empire" The Gregory Hines Show Will Jones Episode: "Basketball Jones" 1998 Maximum Bob Lionel Episode: "Once Bitten..." The Magnificent Seven Nathan Jackson 22 episodes (1998–2000) 1999 Touched by an Angel James Episode: "Black Like Monica" 2000 City of Angels Mr. Walker Episode: "Unhand Me" The Hughleys Byrno Episode: "The Thin Black Line" Seven Days Sergeant Grubbs Episode: "Peacekeepers" 2001 Felicity Jeremy Cavallo 4 episodes (2001) 2002 Stargate SG-1 K'tano Episode: "The Warrior" Any Day Now Hospital Administrator Episode: "Call Him Macaroni" Sheena Mako Zabodi Episode: "Return of the Native" Dark Angel Lieutenant Clemente Episode: "Freak Nation" Odyssey 5 Dr. Travelor / John Miles Episode: "The Choices We Make" 2003 Boomtown Malcolm Barker Episode: "Fearless" The Lyon's Den Mr. Carlisle Episode: "Trick or Treat" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Stewart 4 episodes (2003–2010) Star Trek: Enterprise Jannar 10 episodes (2003–2004) 2004 CSI: Miami Thomas Kincaid Episode: "Witness to Murder" 2005 Eyes Chris Dillon 12 episodes (2005–2007) Battlestar Galactica Simon 8 episodes (2005–2009) 2005 Grey's Anatomy Ray Pelletier Episode: "Fear (of the Unknown)" Season 10 2007 Fallen Camael 3 episodes (2007) Journeyman Gus Episode: "The Hanged Man" 2008 Eli Stone Leonard Dupler Episode: "Soul Free" Brothers & Sisters Officer Collins Episode: "Tug of War" 2009 Saving Grace Special Agent Dave Daniels Episode: "Do You Believe in Second Chances?" The Mentalist Terry Andrews Episode: "Bloodshot" Heroes Mike 4 episodes (2009) 2010 Medium The Regal Man Episode: "Dear Dad..." Castle Jason Penn Episode: "A Deadly Game" 2010–2017 Supernatural Alpha Vampire 4 episodes 2011 Against the Wall - Episode: "Second Chances" 2012 NCIS Captain Logan Doyle Episode: "Lost at Sea" 2013 The Vampire Diaries Rudy Hopkins 7 episodes 2015–2019 The Man in the High Castle Lemuel "Lem" Washington 2015–2020 The Magicians Dean Henry Fogg 2025 Washington Black Drunk John

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University of Michigan, Southfield High School, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

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Who is Rick Worthy?

American actor

When was Rick Worthy born?

Rick Worthy was born on 12 March 1967 in Detroit.

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Rick Worthy is an actor, film actor and television actor.

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Rick Worthy is American.

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